1. Where did you get those oranges? They are not easy to _____ at this time of the year.
A. come into
B. come across
C. come round
D. come by
2. She _____ preparing dinner as soon as she got home.
A. set out
B. set about
C. set forth
D. set aside
3. The contract will _____ at the end of next month.
A. run over
B. run across
C. run down
D. run out
4. She has _____ jogging for twenty years.
A. insisted on
B. consisted in
C. constituted for
D. persisted in
5. He felt rather at a _____ talking to her, because she was so clever.
A. fault
B. defect
C. disadvantage
D. mistake
答案：
1. D 参考译文：你从哪儿得到的这些桔子?这个季节可不容易得到哦。
come into 进入, 继承，...起来，加(归)入
come across 来到, 偶遇
come round 来, 前来, 过访, 绕道而来, 苏醒, 转变, 改主意, 笼络
come by 从旁走过, 得到，取得,经过
2. B 参考译文：她一回家就开始准备晚饭。
set out 出发, 开始, 装饰, 陈列, 测定, 宣布, 移植, 陈述
set about 开始, 散布，攻击,着手
set forth 阐明, 宣布, 提出, 陈列, 出发, 把(会议等)提前，动身
set aside 留出, 不顾, 取消, 驳回
3. D 参考译文：这份合同下个月月底到期。
run over 碾过
run across 撞见，碰见
run down 说。。。坏话，贬低，减少，缩减
run out 用完，耗尽
4. D 参考译文：她坚持慢跑已经20年了。
insist on 坚持, 坚决要求
consist in 存在于
constitute 组成, 任命
persist in 坚持到底,含有持续时间已超过正常指定的时间; 固执于;
5. C 参考译文：他发觉和她说话总是处于不利地位，因为她太聪明了。
fault 过错, 缺点, 故障, 毛病
defect 过失, 缺点
at a disadvantage 处于不利地位
mistake 错误, 过失
